Painting exhibition guide - activities

Soutine/de Kooning, the exhibition at the Musée de l'Orangerie - our photos

The Musée de l'Orangerie brings together the painters Chaïm Soutine and Willem de Kooning in an exhibition postponed until 2021. From September 14, 2021 to January 10, 2022, explore the works of these two expressionist artists and rediscover the work of these great post-war painters.

Femmes peintres, the exhibition at Paris Musée du Luxembourg - Our pictures

The Musée du Luxembourg gives pride of place to women from May 19 to July 4, 2021 with the exhibition “Femmes peintres, des artistes comme les autres” (Female painters, artists like others). Here are our pictures of the exhibit.

Paul Signac, the Musée Jacquemart-André exhibition - new dates

The Musée Jacquemart-André pays tribute to the painter Paul Signac with an eponymous exhibition, presented from May 19 to July 19, 2021. An opportunity to discover some sixty masterful works from a private collection.

Modernités suisses, the Musée d'Orsay exhibition - new dates

Swiss modernism from 1890 to 1914 is on show at the Musée d'Orsay this spring. From May 19 to July 25, 2021, the museum presents a selection of 70 paintings by painters of the Swiss avant-garde, including Cuno Amiet, Giovanni Giacometti, Felix Vallotton and Max Buri. Little known in France, they were part of the European avant-garde.

The Golden Age of Danish Painting, a virtual guided tour of the Petit Palais

Le Petit Palais is offering to rediscover Danish painting with the exhibition "The Golden Age of Danish Painting", from September 22, 2020 to January 3, 2021. Come and meet the great Danish artists and their daily lives in the 19th century. Until the exhibition reopens, take advantage of our virtual guided tour.

James Tissot, the Musée d'Orsay exhibition: our photos

To mark its reopening after the coronavirus crisis, the Musée d'Orsay is staging a brand-new exhibition focusing on James Tissot. Originally scheduled to open on March 24, from June 23 to September 13, 2020, the exhibition plunges us into the daily life of 19th-century high society. Discover details of the life of an artist with a strong attachment to French and English society!

Soulages exhibition at the Louvre Museum

The Louvre Museum offers a retrospective around the immense career of Pierre Soulages from December 11, 2019 to March 9, 2020. The perfect time to immerse yourself in outrenoir on the occasion of the artist's 100th birthday.

El Greco exhibition at the Grand Palais - our photos

The Grand Palais is devoting an exhibition to Cretan artist Domenico Theotokopoulos, known as "El Greco", founder of the 16th-century Spanish School, from October 14, 2019 to February 10, 2020.

Francis Bacon exhibition at the Centre Pompidou

The Centre Pompidou is devoting an exhibition to British artist Francis Bacon from September 11, 2019 to January 20, 2020. A retrospective that focuses particularly on the relationship between his works and his literary interests.

Toulouse-Lautrec, the exhibition at the Grand Palais - our photos

The Grand Palais is devoting a major retrospective to Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec from October 9, 2019 to January 27, 2020. An exhibition co-produced with the Musée d'Orsay, the Musée de l'Orangerie and the Réunion des musées nationaux, with the support of the city of Albi and the Musée Toulouse-Lautrec.

Christian Boltanski, the exhibition at the Centre Pompidou - photos

The Centre Pompidou welcomes Christian Boltanski from November 13, 2019 to March 16, 2020 for a major exhibition, "Faire son temps". An exhibition with powerful symbolism, questioning life, death and the long road that is life!

Yuan Jai at Paris Centre Pompidou

Chinese artist Yuan Jai will display her works from February 5, 2020 to April 27, 2020 at Centre Pompidou. A wonderful occasion to discover Chinese contemporary art.

The Nabis and the décor at the Musée du Luxembourg, our photos

From March 13 to June 30, 2019, the Musée du Luxembourg is devoting an exhibition to Nabi decorative art, a post-Impressionist avant-garde movement born on the bangs of academic painting.

Rouge exhibition at the Grand Palais, our photos

From March 20 to July 1, 2019, the Grand Palais presents an exhibition on the art of socialism in Russia after the October Revolution, entitled Rouge. What should art be in the new socialist society? What is the balance of power between plastic innovation and ideological constraints? A plunge into a new vision of political art to be discovered as a matter of urgency.

Black Models: from Gericault to Matisse at the Musée d’Orsay, our pictures

From March 26 to July 21, 2019 Black Models are displayed at the Musée d’Orsay with an exhibition aiming at being historic. Over 100 works return on the representation of black figures in visual arts, from the abolition of slavery in France (1794) to nowadays.

Exhibition of the Helena Rubinstein collection at the Musée d'art et d'histoire du Judaïsme

The Musée d'art et d'histoire du Judaïsme presents an exhibition based on Helena Rubinstein's personal collection, entitled L'Aventure de la Beauté, from March 20 to August 25, 2019. A dive into art, fashion and photography that leaves no one indifferent.

Engraving for the King, the exhibition at the Musée du Louvre, our photos

From February 21 to May 20, 2019, the Musée du Louvre presents an exhibition of engraved Chalcographie dies, entitled Graver pour le roi (Engraving for the King). A plunge into the world of engraving, with a presentation of the plates ordered by Colbert for Louis XIV.

Miró at the Grand Palais: final days

The Grand Palais is devoting a retrospective to the great Catalan master Joan Miró from October 3, 2018 to February 4, 2019. An exhibition that focuses on the artist's pivotal periods, from the Fauve movement to Surrealism, via Cubism or the Detailist movement.

Antoine-Jean Gros and David's pupils, the exhibition at the Musée du Louvre

The Musée du Louvre is devoting an exhibition to the painter Antoine-Jean Gros, a famous pupil of Jacques-Louis David, from June 27 to September 30, 2019.

Orsay seen by Julian Schnabel, the Musée d'Orsay exhibition

The Musée d'Orsay invites American artist Julian Schnabel to his own reading of the museum's collections, through an exhibition of some of the institution's pieces and his works. Entitled Orsay vu par Julian Schnabel, it runs from October 10, 2018 to January 13, 2019.